Guest sh002 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 damn the original was awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion21 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Looks mildly interesting ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taksraven Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 damn the original was awesome It was good, don't know if I would quite go as far as awesome. If anything, the original V was unique, at least, at the time. It seemed to be a fairly good attempt at producing an "adult" SF production (even though heaps of us watched it as kids). It was very, very dark. The TV series wasn't as great, but given the demands of network TV at the time its a wonder that it was produced at all. Taksraven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladic Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 I was a kid when I watched this, but if I remember correctly there was a scene where there was this baby and his "fake" skin fell of and he looked like a baby lizard???, I remember something like that and I remember scaring the crap out of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myk Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Ha ha I remember that scene. I actually thought it was kinda' cute... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warmaker Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 I prefer Diana from the first version. Huge 80's sunglasses and all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myk Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 When Diana wore her hair straight she was stunning. Even with her typical 80's over-acting I still found her to be venomous, intimidating yet hot all at the same time.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 It was good, don't know if I would quite go as far as awesome. If anything, the original V was unique, at least, at the time. It seemed to be a fairly good attempt at producing an "adult" SF production (even though heaps of us watched it as kids). It was very, very dark. The TV series wasn't as great, but given the demands of network TV at the time its a wonder that it was produced at all. Taksraven It was awesome for it's time, but I doubt it would carry over well now. Hell, I can't even watch Independence day. The girl with the Machine gun is the resistance leader, which I think is probably going to be closest to Elizabeth's Mitchell's character. It seems like they changed the characters but kept the roles similar to the original. There's a TV reporter played by Scott Wolf, which in no way would be similar to Marc "The Beastmaster" Singer's rogue field reporter. The camera he uses is not that much bigger than the ones reporters carry now. But probably a lot heavier. I'm sure he'd be a lot more comfortable with a camera hidden in his baseball cap, a la 20/20 though....lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azrael Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 "V" Remake Hits Big Delay Maybe they should have just save this show for summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Oh... I saw this at Comicon. It wasn't that great. It was kinda boring. It looks like its one of those shows that'll get cencelled when it finally finds it legs. Speaking of legs... Morena Baccarin... WOWOWEEWA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 I'm watching just for her.... :drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taksraven Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 "V" Remake Hits Big Delay Maybe they should have just save this show for summer. Oi!!!! Linking to Dark Horizons is MY gig!!! :lol: Seriously though, thanks a lot for that. Its an interesting read even if details are sketchly. Sounds like, once again as it was back in the 80's, the network has no idea what to do with this show. AND, the mistake of trying to make this show a long-term prospect is probably what will stuff things up. Personally I believe that V works in a mini-series format but I have never seen it as having the sort of potential that will make it last for multiple seasons on TV. They are probably hoping for BSG remake success but i don't think that they have a chance in hell of getting it. Taksraven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azrael Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 They are probably hoping for BSG remake success but i don't think that they have a chance in hell of getting it. Maybe the should have tried a made-for-TV movie/backdoor pilot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excillon Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Anyone know where one can torrent/DL the original series/movies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scream Man Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 The original was incredibly creepy. I dont think I ever saw the end of it either. I dont remember how it ended at any rate! Ill check the new one out. Shows can surprise you! (Im the only one here watching "Glee" arent I?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Maybe the only one to admit it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Shows can surprise you... Usually a show would be radically changed when the actual show starts. But the way people reacted in SDCC you would think it was the best show they have ever seen. Not a really good place to measure actual quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taksraven Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 (Im the only one here watching "Glee" arent I?) Nothing wrong with having a guilty pleasure. Actually, that gives me an idea......... Taksraven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scream Man Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 And i good idea it was. But it opened a personal floodgate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Jenius Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 (edited) lol my best friend had a "V" lunchbox... but we were so young we would always look at the pic on the front like "WTF is that?" Good old 80s printed metal lunchboxes. I had The A-Team until some bastard stole it from my dad at his job. Edited October 1, 2009 by Max Jenius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoryHolmes Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 It was good, don't know if I would quite go as far as awesome. If anything, the original V was unique, at least, at the time. It seemed to be a fairly good attempt at producing an "adult" SF production (even though heaps of us watched it as kids). It was very, very dark. The TV series wasn't as great, but given the demands of network TV at the time its a wonder that it was produced at all. Taksraven The original was incredibly creepy. I dont think I ever saw the end of it either. I dont remember how it ended at any rate! What happened is in the mid-1930s someone wrote a book called "It Can't Happen Here", which detailed the rise of a fascist state in America, complete with secret police, concentration camps, political assassination. A few years later someone read it and decided to make a miniseries out of it, but the network rejected it as being too "cerebral" and "anti-American". So the badguys were changed from fascists and replaced with aliens and thus V was born. Kinda makes sense when you think about the Resistance groups and rebel heroes, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taksraven Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I had a dream about the new series of V the other night but I guess that doesn't count as an update on the series. Taksraven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mospeadamacrosstech Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 The orignal was dated, but fun. I'm excited about this new one. They have a great cast. Not that should sell a show. Let's hope they do something extraordinary with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 scifi was running an original V marathon today. lol lizard baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mospeadamacrosstech Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 scifi was running an original V marathon today. lol lizard baby. I remember when I was a kid, that scene gave me nightmares. Many years later, as an adult, I got the DVD's when they came out, and that scene made me laugh. So cheesy. Ah. Gotta love the 80's. But, despite some of the cheese, V had some rather extraordinary moments too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I caught this this weekend. It held up a lot better than I thought it would. Enjoyed the heck out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taksraven Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I caught this this weekend. It held up a lot better than I thought it would. Enjoyed the heck out of it. Nah, I'm finding that most programs like that from the era don't stand up too well. Just a matter of opinion I suppose. Taksraven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 It's interesting how fast they moved into the thick of it. With the older series there was alot more buildup and subtlety but this one got them out there got them as bad guys and had them getting loyalists. And the Visitors know how to fight instead of being bulle-I mean laser-sponges like the original. I think I'll be watching this. And thank God they didn't have the hs band playing that godawful rendition of the Star Wars theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gubaba Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 But, despite some of the cheese, V had some rather extraordinary moments too. Unfortunately, most of them were ripped off from other science fiction works, like Childhood's End. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Nah, I'm finding that most programs like that from the era don't stand up too well. Just a matter of opinion I suppose. Taksraven I didn't say it was the best thing since sliced bread. I just thought it was gonna be as bad as the original BSG or Buck Rogers. It just wasn't campy... they played it straight and that made it bearable to sit thru. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mospeadamacrosstech Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Unfortunately, most of them were ripped off from other science fiction works, like Childhood's End. Most modern Sci-Fi is ripped off from previous endeavors. Look, it's simple. The entertainment industry will NOT take a chance on ANYTHING unless it is a sequel. Or remake. Or a rip off of something else. It sucks. It does. But that's the way it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azrael Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 At least they're still reptilian underneath and there's a 5th Column . Too bad we only get a month of this before Winter Break and the Olympics supersede the schedule for 2 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Focker Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 It was alright. Kinda hokey though. That Firefly actress seems pretty dull like she always been. I guess it makes her more creepy. That hairdo and neutral suit make her look like a total lesbian. Not the trendy MTV or the old butch ones but the boyish looking ones who you find is wearing the same exact tie you are but they can't find the humor in it. Like come on lighten up. I'm not interested in you either sister. You're as attractive as 16 year old boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macrossnake Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 It's interesting how fast they moved into the thick of it. With the older series there was alot more buildup and subtlety but this one got them out there got them as bad guys and had them getting loyalists. And the Visitors know how to fight instead of being bulle-I mean laser-sponges like the original. I think I'll be watching this. And thank God they didn't have the hs band playing that godawful rendition of the Star Wars theme. Time has change... I think the storyline moving much faster than it should be. I guess it also depends on how much new storylines the writers put into this new remake. So far, the first ep is ok, not impress by the special effect/design much, but I like most of the cast, and they are doing some fine job. I hope it will have some surprise storyline later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 (edited) I watched most of the Original V marathon on Syfy this weekend, so fun to watch most of the city sets all filmed on the Universal Studios back lot, And special effects that were cool for the day. I was looking forward to this new version...... Not bad, not as impressive neither, although that F-16 falling & crashing into the Streets was pretty cool!! I'll still give this series a chance and see where it goes. Edited November 4, 2009 by 505thAirborne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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